Students will use a variety of sentence structures to improve writing style.
Bellwork: The Opening Adjective
On one side of your notecard, copy the sample sentences.
Single Opening Adjective: Powerless, we witnessed the sacking of our launch. -Pierre Boulle, Planet of the Apes
Multiple opening adjectives: Bloodthirsty and brutal, the giants brought themselves to the point of extinction by warring amongst themselves during the last century. -Armstrong Sperry, Call it Courage
Opening adjective phrases: Numb of all feeling, empty as a shell, still he clung to life, and the hours droned by. -J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
On the other side of your notecard, copy the description of the opening adjective.
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. An opening adjective may be a single word or the first word in an adjective phrase. An adjective phrase begins with an adjective and then continues the description. A comma follows an opening adjective.
Finish DIDLS
Each group shares an example of DIDLS from "Bitter Times." What are your 3 tone words?
Monday Mash-up!
Let's take a break from the unit every other Monday to focus on something like style, current events, or critical thinking!
Today's Learning Objective:
Students will use a variety of sentence structures to improve writing style.Bellwork: The Opening Adjective
On one side of your notecard, copy the sample sentences.Single Opening Adjective: Powerless, we witnessed the sacking of our launch.
-Pierre Boulle, Planet of the Apes
Multiple opening adjectives: Bloodthirsty and brutal, the giants brought themselves to the point of extinction by warring amongst themselves during the last century.
-Armstrong Sperry, Call it Courage
Opening adjective phrases: Numb of all feeling, empty as a shell, still he clung to life, and the hours droned by.
-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
On the other side of your notecard, copy the description of the opening adjective.
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. An opening adjective may be a single word or the first word in an adjective phrase. An adjective phrase begins with an adjective and then continues the description. A comma follows an opening adjective.
Finish DIDLS
Each group shares an example of DIDLS from "Bitter Times." What are your 3 tone words?Monday Mash-up!
Let's take a break from the unit every other Monday to focus on something like style, current events, or critical thinking!Today...... Style and Sentence Variety
Sentence Prescriptions!